For Catholics, White Saturday symbolises the resurrection of Jesus Christ and is one of the most significant holidays. In Catholic churches all over Slovakia, celebrations on the eve of Easter Sunday ...

The suffering and death of Jesus Christ is commemorated on Good Friday by believers in Slovakia, along with Christians all over the world. Christ's followers observe the day when, according to the ...

Poland may not be the first country that comes to mind when you are planning a family vacation to Europe. After all, Poland’s heart-wrenching historical sites don’t exactly scream “fun for kids”. But ...

Pope Francis is being remembered as a pastoral leader – and in some ways, his treatment of women in the Catholic Church was ...

Pope Francis changed the Catholic Church’s teaching in areas such as the death penalty and nuclear weapons. But he upheld it in other areas, such as abortion and celibacy for priests.

His election reflected a broader geographical shift in the church. Although the Vatican has been Catholicism’s spiritual and ...

Two families of mixed Catholic and Orthodox Christian members are looking forward to celebrating Easter together on the same ...

The number represents the seven final places Jesus visited from His arrest to His crucifixion, allowing the faithful to ...

The Catholic Church will proclaim its first millennial saint on April 27, elevating Carlo Acutis, a teenage web developer who died from leukaemia in 2006, to the same status as Saint Francis and ...

The Catholic Church is truly universal since it unites so many diverse rites, whose members share a common faith. Latest news PHOTOS: Holy Saturday Easter Vigil at St. Peter's Basilica ...

“altars of repose” are erected in hundreds of churches throughout the Eternal City so the Catholic faithful can remain and “keep watch” (Mt 26:36-44) with Jesus present in the Eucharis ...